losing my eye sight over night because of Diabetes.

Robert59 said:
It started overnight out of the blue. Just real weird. Now I'm thinking big time of moving to better place for people blind.
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I started losing my vision years ago and I went to the doc and discovered I had diabetes.. and my sugar was at 325..I stated taking meds and as my sugar went down I regained my vision.. please check your sugar and get to doc , keep us posted I know its worrisome.
 
Sliverfox said:
Hopefully you can get your sight back by lowering your blood sugar.

Have you been seen by a doctor?

What type diabetic are you,,one or two?
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It isn't quite as simple as lowering blood sugar. It would be simple - if we were all the same. Some people have higher-than-normal blood sugar despite their best efforts.
And some diabetics (like myself) are unable to function at "Normal" sugar levels. By "Functioning" I mean safely walking, climbing stairs & driving. When my blood sugar is anywhere near 150, I get serious hypoglycemia - rapid, pounding heart, uncontrollable shaking & unstable on my feet. Sometimes, that happens at 200, because I can start dropping too quickly. My situation is totally unpredictable, so how much insulin I take based on what I eat is often a guessing game - with no rhyme or reason.
And all diabetics understand that low blood sugar is far more dangerous than high blood sugar.
Despite my best efforts, I wake up several nights/month with low sugar, around 60 & can't safely get out of bed until I eat 4 or 5 sugar tabs, then wait 20 minutes & test. And sometimes, I'll test again - still too low to walk - 70 or 80 - after correcting it with 40 gms sugar. And eating carbs is the only remedy - and that often makes my sugar too high.
Several doctors I've asked have no real remedy. One doctor said, "Skip lunchtime insulin." Well, Yeah, I do, which means my sugar will be higher before dinner.......sometimes.

Here are a few more tidbits: How many times have we heard (even from doctors) "Fat people get diabetes; slim people don't." Yeah...;.when a doctor can't explain something & can't fix it, just blame the patient....."You're diabetic because you're too fat. And you eat crap."
There are 20 people in my diabetes support group. Only 2-3 of them are overweight - probably less than the general population.

Another one: "If you lose weight, your diabetes will go away."
After I lost weight, my blood sugar spiked up - to the 400 & 500's & I had to start on insulin.
I'm 5'11" & 165 lbs. One doctor told me I'm a little underweight & suggested I not get under 170.

One doctor says, "Don't eat carbs; eat protein, then your blood sugar will stay lower. Well, OK, that's true, but what about the foods that are low in carbs & high in protein - meat, eggs & dairy. We've been told by other doctors that they are high in saturated fat & cholesterol - which is supposed to increase our risk of heart disease - which diabetics are already at an increased risk for......or so we've been told.

ETA: This morning (11-12-22) is an example.
Since I often wake up with low sugar at 3-4:00 am, (then after treating it, I'm unable to go back to sleep), I will eat some carbs before bed, which makes my sugar too high. That's what I did last night - before bed, I ate a slice of toast - which has 21 gms carbs. I tested at 275, which is "too high." I woke up 20 minutes ago (at 7:00 am) & knew I was low because of the usual symptoms - rapid pounding heart & shaking. I tested at 92, which is a perfect fasting blood sugar - for most people. I was barely able to get to the kitchen safely & quickly eat some pineapple.
Without that toast, I would likely have woken up at 50 or 60, which is life threatening.
That's why, when my doctor says, "Don't eat carbs before bed; you don't need energy while you sleep....that way your sugar will be better in the morning," I don't even bother responding; I just chuckle.
The doctor isn't living in MY body & he isn't there when I wake up in the morning. He also won't be there to pick me up off the floor or try to revive me. He's giving me advice which may work for 70% of his patients; that's really all he can do. I'm not blaming him for his limitations, but if I followed his advice, chances are good that I wouldn't be here now; I would go to sleep one night & just not wake up; which happens to diabetics.
 
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I can't imagine what you are going through Robert,
losing your sight must be frightening.

I wish you well and hope that this is a temporary
setback that can be reversed quickly.

Mike.
 
It is probably reversible at this stage but not if you don't get thee to an opthalmologist pronto. There is medication/eye drops for this. I know. Happened twice to me.
 
If you cannot get in to see an ophthalmologist quickly, go to an urgent care center. They may be able to get you an appointment in a few days. The longer you wait, the bigger the chance it is permanent.
 

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